Appalachia Digital® / Independent Digital StudioEst. 2024 / Forest, Virginia

Built for the Builders.

We build brands, websites, software, and growth systems for the people who keep the world moving.

Appalachia Digital is a contractor marketing agency in Forest, Virginia, founded in 2024. We build websites, run local SEO and Google Ads, and set up CRM and follow-up for roofers, HVAC, plumbers, electricians and other trades.

Independent by design. Built to last.Focus: contractors and the trades / VA TN PA MN KY GA CA CT DE IN MI

/ 02The reason

Good work deserves to be seen.

The people who frame, pour, wire, roof and repair do work that holds up. Most of them are hard to find online. We fix that.

/ 03The jobEight steps, one chain

From first click to finished job.

  1. The customer and your crew

    Discover

    A customer searches and finds you.

    Someone searches for the work you do, and your business comes up.

    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  2. The customer and your crew

    Visit

    They land on your site and see work they trust.

    Your site shows the work and gives them a way to reach you.

    Capture on file

    A client website, Stump Stewards
    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  3. The customer and your crew

    Inquire

    They call, fill the form or text.

    Each call, form and text is a lead.

    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  4. Handled by our system

    CRM captures

    The lead is logged with its source. Nothing slips.

    Each lead gets a record that says where it came from.

    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  5. Handled by our system

    Follow-up starts

    Fast, consistent, without anyone chasing.

    The lead hears back without anyone chasing it.

    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  6. The customer and your crew

    Estimate booked

    The visit goes on the calendar.

    The estimate visit gets a date and a time.

    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  7. The customer and your crew

    Job won

    The work is signed and scheduled.

    The customer signs, and the job goes on the schedule.

    A concrete crew at work (placeholder photograph)
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    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report
  8. Handled by our system

    Reporting

    Marketing tied to revenue, job by job.

    Each job traces back to the marketing that brought it in.

    1. Discover
    2. Visit
    3. Inquire
    4. CRM
    5. Follow-up
    6. Estimate
    7. Won
    8. Report

Before the system, and after the system

/ 04Before and after1 of 2

BeforeCustomers find you and inquire. Nothing catches the lead.

Before the system

Lead capture
Customers find you, visit and inquire. No step logs the lead with its source.
Follow-up
No step makes sure someone answers fast and the same way every time.
Reporting
No step ties the marketing to the jobs it won.

Framing from the growth system. Not a client result.

/ 04Before and after2 of 2

AfterThe same customers. Each lead is logged, answered and reported.

After the system

Lead capture
The lead is logged with its source. Nothing slips.
Follow-up
Fast and consistent, without anyone chasing.
Reporting
Marketing tied to revenue, job by job.

Framing from the growth system. Not a client result.

/ 05ProofVerified clients only

Proof. Not promises.

  1. / 01ConcreteClient: Phil Miller

    Smith-Evergreen Concrete

    “Our lead volume is the highest it has been in a long time, which is absolutely massive for us.”

    Phil Miller / Smith-Evergreen Concrete

  2. / 02Holiday lightingClient: Steven Ryan

    Delaware Holiday Lights

    “So far this year in my busy season I have received 10x the amount of quality leads than I normally get in a year.”

    Steven Ryan / Delaware Holiday Lights

  • 3Clients named, with permission
  • 11States with clients (nationwide service)
  • 8Steps from first click to finished job

Do the math before you decide (opens in a new tab)

/ 06The 90 days

From Zero to Growth in 90 Days.

One plan, three months, and a system you can see working at the end.

  1. Month 1

    We build.

    We start by learning your business, researching your competition, finding your opportunities and writing your growth strategy.

    Within four weeks, your complete website is built and ready for you to review. Alongside it, we develop your advertising campaigns, your search engine optimization strategy, your analytics and your lead management.

  2. Month 2

    We launch.

    You review the site, and then it goes live. Your advertising campaigns start within seven days of launch. Your lead tracking, CRM and automated follow-up begin working together.

    As visitors and inquiries arrive, we watch performance, find openings, and adjust your campaigns to bring in better leads and cut wasted spend.

  3. Month 3

    We grow.

    With the first campaign data in hand, we work on what moves the numbers: better leads, a higher share of inquiries turning into jobs, less wasted ad spend, and where to scale.

    We strengthen your organic search presence, tune your advertising and tighten your sales pipeline.

  4. By day 90

    the system is running.

    You have more than a website. You have a connected marketing operation built to attract customers, turn inquiries into booked work, track what each dollar does, and support the months after.

    Built in 30 days. Launched in 45. Optimized through 90.

What we commit to

We can commit to delivering the infrastructure and launching campaigns within 90 days. We cannot guarantee a number of leads or a return on investment. Paid advertising can start generating leads quickly, but volume and quality depend on competition, demand, budget, and your sales process. SEO is a longer-term investment, and its foundation is completed during this rollout.

We don't just build websites. We build businesses for growth.

/ 07ExpertiseFour disciplines

Everything connected.

One partner. Every digital advantage.

  • Websites built for contractors, with the brand to match. Hosting is part of the job.

    • Contractor websites
    • Brand identity
  • Be the contractor the customer finds first, on the map and in the search results.

    • Local SEO
    • Google Business Profile
    • Google Ads for contractors
  • Every lead captured, every job tracked, reporting that ties marketing to revenue.

    • Contractor CRM
    • Scheduling
    • Reporting
  • The follow-up happens whether or not anyone remembers to do it.

    • Lead follow-up
    • Workflows

Also built, secondary to the above: custom software and e-commerce.

/ 08StudioForest, Virginia

Small by design. Serious by nature.

We are a small studio on purpose. The people who talk to you are the people who build it. Jesus Christ is Lord over business as he is over everything else, and our work is done for him.

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
Colossians 3:23 (ESV)
Brenton Riling

Brenton Riling

Started the studio in 2024. Product Manager at Proliant before that.

Kiefer Likens

Kiefer Likens

Studio art, then professional design, then marketing.

What contractor marketing means for a trades business

Contractor marketing is everything that gets a trades business found, chosen and paid. The Google map listing. The website. The ads. The reviews. The follow-up after the estimate.

It isn't the same as marketing for a store. Your customer is a homeowner in a hurry who picks from three names on a map. So the work is mostly local: get you into those three, make the site easy to call from, and count what it brought in.

Read more on contractor marketing by trade.

Contractor marketing questions

What does "contractor marketing" mean?

It means getting a trades business found by homeowners and turning the calls into jobs: a website, a Google profile with reviews, ads and follow-up. See the section above.

How do I promote myself as a contractor?

Start where the search happens: fill out your Google Business Profile, ask every customer for a review and put your real photos on a fast phone site. Add Google Ads when you want more calls. We do all of it, and you can start with a free map scan.

Do you work outside Virginia?

Yes. We work with trades businesses in Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana and Michigan, and we serve clients nationwide. Most of the work happens on the phone and on video, so distance doesn't slow anything down.

Good work deserves great work.

Let's build something that lasts.

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(434) 352-1235 / Forest, Virginia

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